Staff Data Engineer, Taxfix
+ Employee stock options
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Tax filing app
Open for applications
Tax filing app
201-500 employees
Open for applications
+ Employee stock options
More information about location
201-500 employees
Company mission
Taxfix's mission is to enable anyone, regardless of education or background, to file their taxes with newfound confidence.
Role
Who you are
- The data engineer role we are looking for is one with strong software engineer skills but at the same time knowledge of modern data technologies including Snowflake, Airflow, Segment.io, Vertex AI/Sagemaker, Kubernetes and Terraform
- We are also open to new solutions and skills that will enable our goals and you will play an important role in defining the future of our platform; particularly to ensure it can serve ML and AI powered in product experiences as well as existing reporting and analytics needs
- 5+ years experience as a Data Engineer or in a similar position
- Real world MLOps experience, solid understanding of machine learning workflows
- Proven track record of working with Python for Data Engineering around Data Ingestion and Data Quality
- Strong SQL skills and knowledge of Airflow and Docker
- Knowledge and experience of data quality and monitoring best practices
- Knowledge about the current data engineering tools on the market
- Experience working in cloud infrastructure (Google Cloud, AWS, Snowflake, Databricks)
- Excitement to work cross-functionally with different specialists
- A team player and don’t mind “getting your hands dirty“ to support and mentor others
- Solid communication: We constantly work close to different teams in different domains(business, analytics, engineering) so you need to be ready to interact with them
- Hands-on experience with infrastructure tools like Terraform, Helm
What the job involves
- We are looking for an experienced Data Engineer to help build the platform and pipelines to provide a compliant, efficient and scalable data environment at Taxfix to power ML, analytics and reporting
- You will work on different projects across the pillars of providing platform services that enable our ML and AI driven product development, enable effective business decisions and analysis and ensure our data is maintained in a secure, compliant and cost efficient manner
- You will be delivering and improving our Data Platform. Your team is part of the Data Organization, which enables everyone in the company to make data-driven decisions, drive business growth and ensure we have the right information to enable ML and automation in our products
- We’re committed to data democratization, scalability, and actionable insights
- Within our group we have product analysts, marketing analysts, analytics engineers, reporting analysts, machine learning engineers and data engineers and we work across the whole of Taxfix
- The Data Platform team works cross functionally so you can expect to work with other team members and be part of new project teams
- Our team members have different data engineering backgrounds, some of them coming from backend development and some other from other data positions, so the combination of these skills makes it easy to connect with other teams
- We can rely on each other to deliver our best and are committed to personal development via knowledge sharing, through mentoring and innovation days
- You create the platform that makes ingress and egress of data in a fast-paced environment a simple and reliable
- You will be responsible for the data infrastructure and data security in Taxfix
- You will be responsible to research new technologies that will help the team to achieve the mission goals across data management, analytics and machine learning
- You will participate in the data architecture design and decision making process
- You will be integral in establishing team-wide standards: excellent documentation, monitoring & alerting, code quality, unit testing, CI + CD
Our take
For many people, filing taxes is still a painstaking, confusing and outdated process. In Germany alone, around 10 million people each year decide not to claim their tax return for this reason. Taxfix solves this problem by making it easier to file tax returns and claim rebates.
Taxfix serves as a personal tax accountant, something that many of its users can't afford or don't have access to. The app functions much like any chatbot, offering in-depth guidance and optimising the tax filing process. Users can typically file their taxes in under 20 minutes using the app, which will appeal to anyone looking to save time and effort on their personal finances. Taxfix is not alone in offering this sort of service, but it sets itself apart from rivals such as TurboTax thanks to its mobile-first approach.
The company has been well-served by its innovative and attractive app interface and acquired its German competitor Steuerbot in early 2023. With its European market covered by Berlin and Madrid offices, 2024 saw its entrance into the UK market by acquiring smaller competitor Taxscouts, establishing itself as the European leader in its sector.
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Insights
Some candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
7% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Apr 2022
$220m
SERIES D
Apr 2020
$65m
SERIES C
Total funding: $325.6m
Company benefits
- A chance to do meaningful, people-centric work with an international team of passionate professionals
- Holistic wellbeing with free mental health coaching sessions, yoga, and a discounted membership to Urban Sports Club
- A monthly allowance to spend on home support services, including childcare, housekeeping, pet sitting, tutoring, and elderly care
- Employee stock options for all employees—because everyone deserves to benefit from the success they help to create
- Dedicated relocation and visa support for those that need it
- 30 annual vacation days and flexible working hours
- Full trust to take ownership of your work in a flat hierarchy where feedback is encouraged and expected
- A generous learning budget to support your personal and professional development and guidance from our internal L&D experts
- Work from abroad for up to six weeks every year. Just align with your team, and then enjoy your trip
- Plenty of opportunities to socialise as a team. In addition to internal meetups, our international team hosts regular get-togethers—virtually and in person when possible
- Free tax declaration filing, of course, through the Taxfix app—and internal support for all personal tax-related questions
- Have a four-legged friend in your life? We’re happy to have dogs join us in the office
Company values
- Understand - We ask why. We listen to what others have to say, and care what matters to them. What are their worries? What do they love? Our curiosity drives us to search for the reasons why: why, why, why?
- Deliver - We care about the impact we have on people’s lives, and strive to create a peace of mind. We make things happen, against all odds, and value results over process. We take ownership for the work we do, and make it the best we can. We’re devoted to building something remarkable together. Can your team rely on you today?
- Develop - We are hungry to grow, and we never stop learning. We are humble; we admit our weaknesses and are ambitious to become the best version of ourselves. We inspire and help each other to be better, and apply what we have learned. What did you learn today?
- Trust - Our customers can count on us. We believe in ourselves and trust in the decisions we make. We build trust through our work. We respect each other. We work together. We are a team. How did you earn the trust of others today?
Company HQ
Mitte, Berlin, BE
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Leadership
Mathis Büchi
(Chairman)Previously co-founded Encounter Korea and Smallpdf. Currently Founder and CEO at Genova.ai.
Lino Teuteberg
(CPO)Previously worked as an Interaction Developer at springen, and co-founded Smallpdf.
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